Post-Secondary Bostonian Cultural Influences on Modern Thought

Within the Boston Metropolitan Area, numerous colleges and universities exist with varied local, regional, and even national influences beyond campus grounds. While Harvard University, the oldest post-secondary educational institution of the United States of America, is often associated with the pinnacle of success and the lifestyle provided to the highest of high elites, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is also of quite a significant sizable influence on the Boston region and across the United States and even the globe. While not commonly associated with nor comparable to Harvard or MIT, additional institutions exist, such as Boston College, Boston University, Tufts, and even UMass Boston have sizable influences on the surrounding communities, region, and in select cases, even beyond New England.